I am new to Braveheart. Presently, I am suffering from chronic upper limb pain. The doctor who saw me in July, 2011 just gave me some pain medications and told me to exercise my arms. I do not believe in long term medications, so I only took the meds when the pain was severe. I tried to exercise in the pool only once, but I did not go back for more.

The pain has progressed to the point where I can't sleep as long as I used to, and I have developed some weakness. I have requested that I undergo rehabilitation, and I will start my sessions tomorrow. My husband and my sons are alarmed and are trying their best to cope with my pain. I haven't told the rest of the family yet, as we are living abroad at the moment. I will tell my parents about this when we go to our home country for a vacation next year.

I am grateful for the posts in this forum, because I know now that I am not alone. Thank you for this opportunity to share my pain with this empowering community. I am humbled by the courage and tenacity of the women who shared their pain and how they coped in this forum. Blessings to everyone!

I am new to this community but not new to several diagnosis that have pain linked to them. I suffered with pain for 17 years and I can completely put myself in your stories because so many of them is how I had felt.

I had been diagnosis with endometeosis, fibromyalgia, RA, thyroid disease, chronic pain, boarderline diabetic, high blood presure, just to name a few and then a break came with Celiac Disease. I was a fighter to get to the bottom of the issue, for me that ment what are these steming from and it was nutrition for me. When I got nutrition my body totally changed. I am happy to say everything I have listed above is now eliminated from my body other than Celiac disease.

With my Celiac disease you eat a gluten free lifestyle and it is a change to get use to for some for me I really wasn't eating mush for food as I was always sick. I totaly can understand the wheelchair issue that someone mentioned life was to much to deal with at times and I needed that. But now I am living a normal life.

I would never say that someone has Celiac disease but it is something to check into. Since my diagnosis I am the leader of 2 support groups and would say that 90% of the people in my groups had the fibromyalgia diagnosis 1st, but have controled the pain or eliminated the pain with the diet.

I would love for you to check out my blog htt://www.thrivingwithceliac.com

Nancy~

Hi Debra My name is Sue and I have lived with chronic pain for years, I was Diagnosed with RA in my 3o's. which is Rheumatoid arthritis, and chronic neck pain from a car accident. I was really depressed all the time, as I had so many things that I loved to do, like building gardens and art work, painting decorating, But my pain kept me from a lot of doing this most of the time. I am now clear of all pain and would be willing to share with you.
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Hi, caring heart, There are many modalities that can lessen, if not alleviate about 90% of your pain.
(Most people carry about 10% of some sort of ache).
One is Unwinding. This Somatic/Visceral technique has been proven to bring people out of pain caused by physical trauma, such as an injury, or accident. Because it is cervical, The nerve impulses are impaired. This technique needs a facilitator. The second technique is called "Body Talk." This technique was invented by a doctor. It requires the use of a tapping technique. It can be done by one's self. There is a protocol that must be followed, but it has shown amazing results. I am in the process of adding video of this on my blog. If interested in trying this modality, (I'll have to e-mail the protocols). E-mail me your request, and tell me about the on-set. I have been doing intuitve bodywork for about 15 years now. I healed my own Chronic pain in about 4 months, this includes the migraines I suffered all my life. Yours in Health, Sheila PhD.M.M.T.


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The opposite of creation is pity. And knowing the difference is Soul-Full!

There is a Fibromyalgia diet - you can google it - however everyone is differant - therefore, it doesn't always work for everyone - it's basically finding what foods affect your fibro.
Foods That Increase Pain: Alcohol, Coffee, Chocolate, Citrus Fruits, Corn, Dairy Eggs, Meat, Nuts, Salt, Sugar, Wheat, Tea, Barley Oats & Rye..above are the worst foods you can eat.

Foods That Help Relieve Pain: Apples Apricots, Banannas, Beans, Beets, Berries, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Cauliflower, Celery, Chard, Cherries, Cucumber, Currants, Dates, Figs, Garlic, Ginger, Grapes, Kale, Lettuce, Mangoes, Melons, Mushrooms, Olives, Papaya, Parsley, Peaches, Pears, Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkin, Radish. Raisins, Soybeans, Spinach, Squash, Sweet Potatoes, & Turnips.

I try and eat a bannana prior to bedtime. Bannanas not only help relieve pain but also help you sleep better. Since people with Fibro can't reach the deep sleep patterns most people can--we never get a full restful sleep and that's why we are so fatigued feeling even after we awaken in the morning. Since I've begun to eat a bannana at bedtime I've actually went from 3-4 hrs of sleep to 4-6 hrs of sleep-which may not seem like a lot to most people but for me it's a lot-especially since I haven't been getting up during the night either.

I hope this helps you some.........I also use Malic Acid with Magnesium and Sublingal Vitamin B12 spray--I would ask your Doctor before taking supplements due to they can react with certain medications--some need to be taken seperately from medications and sometimes so many hours apart - this info you can discuss with your Pharmacist generally.
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I am glad to find this topic. My 12-year-old daughter actually has a Chronic pain disorder. Her doctors are still trying to figure out the cause/diagnosis. She began having debilitating pain in January, with no known trigger. She could not sleep, no pain pills helped, she couldn't attend school. Her doctor told me that she was "just depressed". I guess no one told them the difference between depression causing pain and pain causing depression... She decided to try a gluten-free diet because someone we know suggested it. At the six month mark, she still has chronic pain, but not constant pain. Thank God for the difference! We're still waiting on test results and working on a diagnosis.

I live with Chronic Pain daily with my Fibromyalgia. However, I also have severe Migraines and IBS since I was 25. Both of these conditions cause me much pain on a chronic basis of several times per week. Sometimes the migraines range up to 72 hrs. long. It is so hard to deal with the Fibromyalgia when people look at you and don't believe you are ill since you don't seem to have a problem like need a cane or something visible that can be seen. I believe that's why many ppl can't accept the fact that chronic pain diseases are so debilitating and an actual disease/disability because it is something they can't link w/ something like a walker or wheelchair. Our pain is invisable to them but we FEEL it, and it is very REAL to us.

What a great topic because I have suffered from Fibromyalgia for over 15 years now. I have trouble holding jobs and miss a lot of family functions. My family doesn't support me and I think it is because no one has taken the time to learn about this disease or talk to me about it. The only support I get is from my husband, my parents and my in-laws.

I just started a blog about this and a local support group for women. Please follow my blog

You can comment on anything and everything. Please subscribe to my blog that way you know when I post something. I would love it if you introduced yourself under that section. I also have a twitter account.

The hard thing is I have not been on any medicine for over 3 years now because my husband and I are trying to start a family. I am taking supplements, but I have really bad days sometimes.

I would love to connect with you, so please feel free to e-mail me at marbore@rochester.rr.com.

Thanks and I hope to talk to you all soon.